Our Fall 2017 Programs

Autumn is an exciting time at Ventures. The program team is planning for the next year, the operations team begins budgeting for the organization, and we gear up our program offerings as we step out of summer and into the holiday season.

In September, we began our third Packaged Foods Course where business owners learn how to run specialty packaged food businesses. Bottled sauces, teas, shelf-stable dry goods, and items like chocolates and candies go through vigorous licensing and permitting processes. Our food incubator team works side-by-side with these businesses on sourcing, costing, marketing, and production strategies over seven weeks. This culminates with a pitch night where local specialty food buyers network with our entrepreneurs.

On Tuesday nights, we hold our Financial Management Course. You can find an enthusiastic and motivated group of entrepreneurs tackling everything finance. This is one of our most transformative courses – it’s a 14 session journey through personal and business finances, credit, savings, bookkeeping, taxes, and long-term planning. We’re excited to support this group reach their financial goals well beyond the end of the course in November.